A Beautiful Weekend Overall

The nicest thing about hubby's work schedule now is that 4 x 10 hour days means EVERY weekend is a 3-dayer and any long weekend is 4!  So I had hubby home for 4 whole days, and sadly had to let him go back to work this morning. I know, most long married couples are glad to have their spouse away and out of their hair. I like having mine around, and we have always worked well together.

This long weekend, we got a lot accomplished. 

We helped my grandson, granddaughter-in-law and baby Lily finish their move, so that they could all sleep in their new home. We also took a drive out to a nice little river place in Anderson County. 

He took some cuttings from my gardenia bushes, for me, and they are currently in water, having been dipped in rooting powder, so that I can get some new bushes started.  We are wanting to give Dylan and Lauren some for their new home, and we are going to line our front fence with them, and honeysuckle. Fragrant flowers, especially lovely on breezy days, as the scents get blown gently around. Next weekend I am hoping to be getting some lilac plants from a lady locally.

He's almost done with the first of my raised beds and then I'll be putting the first of my cantaloupe plants in there. I'm leaving them in their pots, but lining the bed with pine chips so that, as they vine out, the baby melons will be dry and less likely to rot. I am going to be keeping him so busy with my "honey do" list. I want 5 of these for starters.

My peas - oh they are awesome - we are eating them straight off the vine. I don't know why they never manage to make it in the house. 

I sat outside a few times and talked to my chickies, now that we pop them out in their henhouse daytimes on sunny days. They are feathering nicely, and their distinct personalities make watching them an amusing interlude for me. 

On Saturday, 2 local Mormon missionaries came by and started painting my cabin-style shed for me. They'll be coming back to finish it off another day. It is already looking much nicer, in the barn red colour with white trim. Once the house roof is completed, I am wanting to get our brickwork painted white. I love seeing white brick houses with red metal rooves and red shutters so that's where my wants are at, now.

Earlier today, there were a lot of sirens close by and the coyotes in the field kicked off yowling and screaming. Sounds like the pack is probably up to about a dozen now. I'm thinking that may be why "my" deer haven't been coming around. We have seen one solitary doe the last few days. There used to be about 8 or 9, including a young stag with his first antlers. 

Yesterday, hubby and I made it to the gym, and took advantage of both the massage chair and the hydrotherapy beds. They are an essential part of my wellness program, and a great pick-me-upper inbetween my "real" massages with my darling Roger at Studio Rejuvenate. I made it to see Roger on Friday and had a 30 minute back massage and 30 minute foot reflexology. I was in heaven! I swear, I could lay there for hours and enjoy every moment!  

All in all, it was a lovely weekend, and the cooler weather made it such more enjoyable (me not being a sun-worshipper).